Newcastle transfer rumours: Paqueta to kick-start summer spending?

Wrapping up the Newcastle transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2022 summer window.

Eddie Howe does not want to waste any time in planning for a busy summer ahead for Newcastle.

The Magpies finished the campaign with a 2-1 win at Burnley to lift them to a 11th in the Premier League table with 49 points. Thirty-eight of those came since the turn of the year, aided by the arrivals of Kieran Trippier, Bruno Guimaraes, Dan Burn and Chris Wood in January, and fans are looking forward to further investment this summer given the ambitions of their Saudi Arabian-backed ownership group.

"I was joking to someone that the planning would start on the coach on the way back," Howe said. "Then I had a rethink, it can wait until Monday, but really it starts straight away.

"You have to. The Premier League moves so quickly, the competition is so strong, you have to try and be ahead of the game. We have to try and be sensible about what we do this summer. We know it's a big time for the club."

Lucas Paqueta - Newcastle United are prepared to break their transfer record to sign Brazil midfielder Paqueta, a former Lyon team-mate of the current record holder Bruno Guimaraes, who was snapped up for a fee that could total £43m in January (The Times, May 26).

Jack Harrison - Newcastle United are interested in signing Leeds United winger Jack Harrison, but fear the Yorkshire club's survival in the Premier League will make a deal difficult to complete (Daily Telegraph, May 25).

Sven Botman - Newcastle are being encouraged to bid again for Dutch centre-back Botman (Daily Telegraph, May 25).

Jesse Lingard - Newcastle are unlikely to sign Manchester United outcast Jesse Lingard unless he reduces his wage demands (Daily Mail, May 21); Lingard has